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Coast Guard News

September 2, 2020
Malin Marine has secured a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Well-Safe Solutions for the provision of engineering, naval architecture, shipping and fabrication services. Well-Safe Solutions has recently set out its commitment to invest £200 million in bespoke assets in the next three years, with an innovative approach to meet the challenges and regulatory imperatives around decommissioning. ... [Read More]
September 2, 2020
Tug crews employed by Svitzer Australia at dozens of ports around Australia are about to vote on potential industrial action as a response to stalled talks on a new workplace agreement with their employer. The Maritime Union of Australia said that the Fair Work Commission had granted the union the right to hold the ballot. The industrial action can take the form of a range of actions such as stoppages, bans on overtime, and temporary changes to work practices.... [Read More]
September 2, 2020
Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard has launched the second of the three service operation vessels (SOVs) being built for MHI Vestas and Esvagt.... [Read More]
September 2, 2020
Spain’s Port Authority of Valencia (APV) revealed plans to continue with the consolidation of the Port of Sagunto in the coming years. For this purpose, APV — which trades under the name of Valenciaport — will allocate €136 million (around $161 million) between 2020 and 2025.... [Read More]
September 2, 2020
London-based firm Silverstream Technologies is expanding its team by over 90% to support the increasing demand and uptake of its air lubrication technology. The company announced a flurry of new appointments to its senior leadership saying the expansion reflects the increasing demand for its technology despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the shipping market.... [Read More]
September 2, 2020
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has completed the acquisition of KGH Customs Services, a pan-European customs services specialist, further strengthening its capabilities as an integrated container logistics company. After receiving required competition approvals, Maersk finalised the acquisition on 1 September 2020. The deal, first unveiled in July this year, is valued at $279 million. ... [Read More]
September 1, 2020
Over 350 employees of Germany’s Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) as well as business assets of the struggling shipyard have been taken over by several companies belonging to investment company Tennor Holding. This is a result of the purchase agreement recently reached between the creditors and Tennor Holding and its founder Lars Windhorst.... [Read More]
September 1, 2020
China’s Hudong-Zhonghua on Monday, August 31, delivered the third Yamal LNG carrier to the Cosco Shipping and Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines joint venture. ... [Read More]
September 1, 2020
Portbase, a subsidiary of the ports of Amsterdam and Rotterdam that manages digital port infrastructure and core processes in the ports, has completed the first phase of connecting with the TradeLens blockchain-based platform.... [Read More]
September 1, 2020
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has built and delivered the second Fast4Ward FPSO hull to Dutch operator SBM Offshore.... [Read More]
September 1, 2020
The Kiel Canal Authority has closed one big lock at Kiel after a cargo ship allided with the lock gate. On 29 August 2020, the Panama-flagged singledecker Else crashed into the northern lock of the Kiel Canal while approaching the pier of the Lindenau Yard, according to data provided by VesselsValue. The lock gate was closed at the time of the incident, several German news agencies reported.... [Read More]
September 1, 2020
Danish container shipping major A.P. Moller – Maersk plans to integrate the Safmarine brand into Maersk as part of its transformation into an integrated container transport and logistics company. In addition, the Damco brand’s Air and LCL (Less than Container Load) offering will be combined with Maersk’s logistics and services products to complement its end-to-end offering. Maersk added a more simplified and customer-centric global Ocean & Logistics organisation was being introduced.... [Read More]
September 1, 2020
A new damage assessment following the devastating explosion in the city of Beirut shows the blast caused between $3.8 and $4.6 billion in damage to infrastructure and physical stock. The figures are part of a Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), carried out by the World Bank Group (WBG), in cooperation with the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU), and support from Lebanese ministries, civil society organizations and other key stakeholders. ... [Read More]
September 1, 2020
Japanese New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has approved the participation of NYK Line, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, ClassNK, and ENEOS Corporation in a demonstration project for the commercialization of high-power fuel cell (FC) vessels. The project, which will begin this month, is Japan’s first effort to develop a commercially available FC vessel and carry out a demonstration operation involving the supply of hydrogen fuel. ... [Read More]
September 1, 2020
Dominion Energy has selected Huisman to deliver the crane for what will be the first U.S. Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel. The crane will be able to lift 2,200 tons and will allow the installation of the new generation of offshore wind turbines. The vessel is expected to enter service by December 2023 and to be based out of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia with a U.S. crew.... [Read More]
September 1, 2020
LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven (LTeW) has invited market participants to express binding interest in terminal capacities. ... [Read More]
August 31, 2020
The Netherlands-based company VoltH2 B.V. has signed a cooperation agreement with Dutch-Belgian North Sea Port as it plans to build a green hydrogen plant at the port. As informed, VoltH2 — a private company which focuses on the development and operation of green hydrogen infrastructure projects in Northwest Europe — eyes a long-term concession contract with North Sea Port for an industrial plot covering 27,950 square metres in Vlissingen.  ... [Read More]
August 31, 2020
The keel for the first of two LNG-fueled product and chemical tankers ordered by Donsötank Rederi was laid at the Wuhu Shipyard in China. ... [Read More]

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